head to head
vs
PushmovsScribblenauts Unlimited
Pushmo leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Scribblenauts Unlimited leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
PushmoScribblenauts Unlimited
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Scribblenauts Unlimited leans harder on variance: Puzzles are visible; nothing meaningful is hidden
Optimization8 vs 6
Pushmo leans harder on optimization: Block-extrusion climbing reduces to pure planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.